Pearly-Thinaah take down China's world No. 1 pair to march into All-England quarter-finals

Women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah stunned China's world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan 22-20, 21-16 to reach the All-England quarter-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah claimed a sensational win over China's world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan to book a spot in the last eight of the All-England.

World No. 15 Pearly-Thinaah had never beaten Qingchen-Yifan before in any of their past five meetings in international competitions but rose to the occasion magnificently to stun the Chinese duo 22-20, 21-16 in 49 minutes in the second round at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Thursday (March 14).